His Excellency President Dr Irfaan Ali met with a delegation from Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), an Indian aerospace company founded in the 1940s.

The meeting is a follow-up to the President’s visit to India earlier this year.

HAL’s delegation included General Managers Mr Ajay Shrivastava and Mr Puneet Kumar; Captain (Ret’d), Yogesh Jagannath and Chief Test Pilot, Mr Jitendra Choudhary.

The delegation was accompanied by India’s High Commissioner to Guyana, HE Dr KJ Srinivasa and First Secretary of the Indian High Commission in Guyana, Mr Mukesh Kaushik.

The Head of State was joined by the Senior Minister within the Office of the President with responsibility for Finance, the Honourable Dr Ashni Singh; Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, the Honourable Hugh Todd; Minister of Public Works, the Honourable Juan Edghill; Chief of Staff of the Guyana Defence Force, Brigadier Omar Khan; Director of Presidential Affairs, Mrs Marcia Nadir-Sharma; National Security Advisor, Captain Gerry Gouveia and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the CJIA, Mr Ramesh Ghir.